Strike and response - Home Front Command deployed to Tel Aviv after Iranian missile hit

"The Israeli Defence Forces' Home Front Command was deployed to Tel Aviv after an Iranian missile attack late on Friday. Footage shows emergency personnel searching through the debris of damaged residential buildings. The attack left at least one person killed and four injured in the same region. Multiple locations in and around Tel Aviv were hit by missile fragments and shrapnel, causing significant damage. The latest casualty brought the Israeli death toll to 16 people. Iran has reported over 1,500 deaths since the start of the war, while the US has confirmed at least 13 military service personnel killed and over 200 wounded. Tensions have escalated across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran on February 28, amid diplomatic talks aimed at 'curbing Iran's nuclear and missile programmes'. Tehran responded with retaliatory strikes on Israeli and US assets in the region, accompanied by reports of explosions in several Gulf countries. Iran later confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with his son Mojtaba Khamenei named as his successor. The conflict spilt over into Lebanon as Hezbollah intervened 'in revenge' for the killing of the Iranian Supreme Leader. Shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, were disrupted following its closure. The latest escalation has driven oil prices above 100 dollars per barrel, rattling global energy markets and sparking protests in several countries."

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